HTC Desire 816 dual sim vs Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire 816 dual sim or Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire 816 dual sim Samsung Galaxy S5 (octa-core)
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Release date 2014, May 2014, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.6 x 78.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.17 x 6.17 x 3.1 in 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in
Weight 165 g | 5.82 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
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Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Copper Gold, Electric Blue, Shimmery White
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 614 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h
Music play - Up to 46 h
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Screen

Technology Super LCD2 Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.1" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.7% 69.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 432 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -16 MP, 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 2 MP
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) - Exynos 5422 Octa
CPU - Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7 - Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T628 MP6
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 139
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 373
GeekBench 4 Single Core 533
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1259

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2.1 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.70 W/kg (head)     0.84 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.26 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, gesture, heart rate , Infrared port
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures
- Qi wireless charging (market dependent)
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- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy S5 G900H

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